1999-061A
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The first automated test flight of SZ was in Nov 1999. The CZ-2F placed SZ in orbit together with two pieces of debris. The RV was recovered after a 21 hour flight in Inner Mongolia, a few hundred km E of JQ.
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Estimated mass according to 1999 reports: 8400 kg (2700 kg SM, 4000 kg RV, 1700 kg OM). Size 10.0l 3.2d (2.9l 2.8d, 2.8l 2.8d, 4.3l 2.8d). The OM reentered Dec 1.
According to a SZ-3 report in 2002, mass is 7800 kg, and the orbital module is 2.8l 2.25d with 2 solar arrays, the RV is 2.06l 2.5d. SM is 2.94l 2.8d with two solar arrays. This makes it closely similar to Soyuz. The OM probably has a mass around 2000 kg.
The SZ-1 carried biology experiments including 10 plants. SZ-1 was originally the ground electrical test model, and its OM did not have working solar panels or life support system.
| Object | SSN | Orbit | Status |
| 1999-61A | 25956 | r Nov 20 | |
| 1999-61B | 25957 | 197 x 326 | d Nov 28? |
| 1999-61C | 25958 | 186 x 458 | d Nov 21 |
| 1999-61D | 25959 | 194 x 508 | d Nov 22 1300? |
| 1999-61E | 25960 | 205 x 332 | d Dec 1 |
| Shenzhou | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Nov 19 | 2230 | Launch by CZ-2F | JQ |
| T+2:16 SRM burnout, sep | |||
| T+2:38 St 1 MECO | |||
| T+2:39 St 1 sep, St 2 burn | |||
| T+3:20? Fairing sep | |||
| T+7:41 St 2 MECO | |||
| 2239 | T+9:43 Stage 2 VECO | ||
| 2239 | T+9:43 Stage 2 sep | ||
| 1999 Nov 20 | 197 x 323 x 42.6 | ||
| 1840?? | Orbital module sep | ||
| 1850? | Deorbit burn over 35.2S 9.4W | ||
| 1941 | Landed in Inner Mongolia | ||
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